İncekaya Aqueduct

İncekaya Aqueduct (Turkish: İncekaya Su Kemeri) is an 18th-century aqueduct in Karabük Province, Turkey.

İncekaya Aqueduct İncekaya Su kemeri
İncakaya Aqueduct
Coordinates	41°16′53″N 32°41′05″E.
Crosses	Tokatlı Canyon
Locale	Safranbolu, Karabük Province, Turkey
Characteristics
Material	Natural stone
Total length	110 m (360 ft)
Width	1.10–2.20 m (3 ft 7 in–7 ft 3 in)
Height	60 m (200 ft)
No. of spans	1 + 5
History
Construction end	18th century
Location

The aqueduct is to the north of Safranbolu ilçe (district) It is over Tokatlı Canyon. The altitude of the aqueduct with respect to sea level is about 600 m (2,000 ft). The aqueduct was commissioned by Safranbolulu Izzet Mehmet Pasha, a citizen of Safranbolu and a grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire between 1794–1798. The structure was used to supply water to Safranbolu.

The building material of the aqueduct is rubble stone. There are six arches; one main arch and five auxiliary arches. Its length is 116 m (381 ft) and its maximum height over the canyon is 60 m (200 ft).[1] The width of the aqueduct varies between 1.10–2.20 m (3 ft 7 in–7 ft 3 in).[2]